Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1918 — Teaching the Boys to Sing. [ARTICLE]

Teaching the Boys to Sing.

A distinguished young musician recently joined the English army for the purpose of teaching the boys to sing. Attached to the royal air force, he has been commissioned to train the men at the various centers in choral singing, thus dispensing with the necessity for bands. The effect upon the spirits, the morale and the discipline of the men has been excellent They have developed a keen Interest in singing, and many of them have been found, to their own surprise, to possess excellent voices. In view of the success of the movement, it will probably be extended to other branches of the army, especially where the formation of a band is out of the question.